COVID-19 Resurgence Support Payment (RSP) is available now through the IRD.
Any business, if you can demonstrate at least a 30% drop in revenue over a 7-day period during the raised alert level compared with a typical 7-day revenue period in the 6 weeks prior to the increase from alert level 1 (Prior to Mon 15th Feb 2021), you may be eligible for this subsidy to assist in paying your staff.
This is only available in areas which had an elevated COVID-19 art level (more than 1) for a period of at least 7 days. ie in this instance Auckland.
You have 1 month to apply (until 23rd March 2021)
As usual, you need to pay staff their normal wages for this lockdown period regardless of this subsidy, unless you have their agreement to do something else, or clauses exempting you from this in your Employment Agreements.